Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10

Trudi Shippenberg
Large Americana Folk Art Pictorial Hooked Rug Wool Wall Hanging Tapestry

$4,500
£3,448.14
€3,966.16
CA$6,433.37
A$6,987.80
CHF 3,699.46
MX$84,373.38
NOK 46,183.96
SEK 43,751.97
DKK 29,615.02

About the Item

"RFD Courant", hooked rug tapestry, rural community with country homes and buildings throughout rolling hills, lush green trees with three-dimensional leaves frame the scene, in the foreground is a winding road met by mailboxes, one of which has a blue Courant newspaper delivery box. bright, cheerful and colorful, perfect for a kids room. signed lower left with monogram. Provenance: Hartford Courant's corporate art collection. Trudi Shippenberg of Hartford is a master of American hooking, a folk art using fabric and canvas. "American Hooking: A Connecticut Tradition" will open at the Textile Museum Shop, 2320 S St. NW Friday. The show, which runs till Oct. 31, focuses on the work of Trudi Shippenberg, a contemporary fiber artist who works wool and other assorted materials into vibrantly colored, textured panels. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art presents "Hooking: Folk Art to Fiber Art," on view through October 5, 2003. Rug hooking is neither an old-time craft, nor European in origin. Instead, it was a craft popularized in 19th-century North America by thrifty and imaginative homemakers to bring color and comfort to bare floors. Today, hooking remains popular, with some practitioners elevating it from the underfoot and utilitarian to a wall-gracing tapestry art form. Hooking: Folk Art to Fiber Art, features 21 rugs from the collections of the museum and from private lenders. The historical part of the exhibition features rugs collected by Wallace Nutting, small mats produced by Grenfell Labrador Industries, and two WPA rugs, among others. The contemporary portion showcases original work by nine fiber artists living in the Northeast: Gail Dufresne of Lambertville, New Jersey; Liz Alpert Fay of Sandy Hook, Conn.; Judy Fresk of Glastonbury, Conn.; Peg Irish of Waquoit, Mass.; Emily Robertson of Falmouth, Mass.; Olga Rothschild of Duxbury, Mass.; Trudi Shippenberg of Hartford; and Patty Yoder of Tinmouth, Vermont. The exhibition is supported by the Costume & Textile Society of the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Mary Pope Cheney Exhibition Fund. An exhibit of the work of four Connecticut artists can be seen through Aug. 29 at Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism's gallery, 755 Main St., Hartford. On display will be figurative sculptures by Steven Larson; fiber art by Trudi Shippenberg; prints and paintings by Nomi Silverman; and photography by Margaret Stewart. The Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT, Wood and Wool: Trudi Shippenberg & Matthew Weber, Two person show.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 72 in (182.88 cm)Width: 84 in (213.36 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor wear wear consistent with age, stray loose fibers verso with strips of velcro on each edge for hanging. it will be shipped rolled.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38215685572

More From This Seller

View All
Large Americana Folk Art Pictorial Hooked Rug Wool Wall Hanging Tapestry
By Trudi Shippenberg
Located in Surfside, FL
"Downtown Hartford" Hooked rug tapestry, various landmark buildings in Hartford, Connecticut, congregate within composition, including capital building, Colt building, Wadsworth Mus...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Wall Hanging Olga Fisch
By Olga Fisch
Located in Surfside, FL
Olga Fisch ( American 1901-1990) Hummingbird and Pendant Flower, hand woven and stitched wool and sequins, signed lower right. Dimensions: 58 x 32 in. Olga Fisch was born in Hungary, studied in Germany and lived in Morocco and Ethiopia before receiving asylum as a Jewish refugee in Ecuador in 1939. For her Indian-inspired designs, Mrs. Fisch uses natural black and white sheep...
Category

20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Pillow or Wall Hanging
By Olga Fisch
Located in Surfside, FL
Olga Fisch was born in Hungary, studied in Germany and lived in Morocco and Ethiopia before receiving asylum as a Jewish refugee in Ecuador in 1939. For her Indian-inspired designs, Mrs. Fisch uses natural black and white sheep...
Category

1950s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool

Large Handmade Tapestry Textile Wall Hanging Wool Mixed Media Marlene Richard
Located in Surfside, FL
Eclectic, mixed media wall hanging textile tapestry by Marlene (Marlen) Richard featuring abstract embroidery atop free hanging locks of fabric over a black background embellished with gilt fabric accents. Hand made and hand embroidered. This had a paper artists label but it has since become detached. Overall image resembles a colorful pop art sunset over ocean waters. Hanging cords in various fabrics, colors and textures. Her work bears the influence of Sheila Hicks and bears similarities to Latin American, Colombian textile artists Olga de Amaral and Stella Bernal. Hand made, hand woven felt and wool spectacular textile wall hanging fabric sculpture by Miami woman artist Marlene Richard. It consists of long hanging pods...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Textile Art Quilt Dye Painting Tapestry Mixed Media Gayle Fraas & Duncan Slade
Located in Surfside, FL
Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade (American, 20th Century) Mixed Technique Textile Art Dye painted and printed on cotton fabric, machine and hand stitched, fused metal foil (gold leaf). 2002 'North Woods Suite' This listing is for one piece. i am showing a picture of all 4 so you can see them. I currently have the 4 available. Dimensions: 36.25 X 36.25 frame. Quilt is 28 X 28 inches Float mounted behind acrylic in wood frames bearing Fraas / Slade studio labels verso Collaborating artists Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade's work has always explored the relationship of ornamental surface and portrayal of landscape in quest of a sense beyond place. Recognized for developing techniques for screen printing and painting with dye on fabric, other mediums include paint and ink on paper, metal, and wood. Their work sits at the junction of fine and applied arts with an influence of naive and folk art. Their collaborative dialogue has been continuous since the mid 1970’s. Fraas-Slade’s work has been selected for some of the defining exhibitions that have influenced the field of Art Quilts: “The New American Quilt”; originating at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City in 1976, (along with Helen Bitar, Katherine Westphal, Radka Donnell, Anne Raymo) “The Art Quilt” at the Los Angeles Municipal Museum in 1986 (including Nancy Crow, Jean Hewes, Terrie Mangat, Jan Myers-Newbury, Theresa May, Pamela Studstill and Pauline Burbidge) and “Six Continents of Quilts: the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art and Design,” NYC, touring internationally from 2002-2005. (the show included Jenny Hearn, Anne Marie Kenny, Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade, Susan Denton, Sanae Hattori, Joan Schultze, Jenny Hearn and Mary Baxter). Books where work is featured include : Paintings of Maine by Carl Little, American Quilts: the Democratic Art 1780-2007 by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Robert Shaw, Quilts Today by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Penny McMorris and Michael Kile and Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale. Fraas and Slade continue to teach and lecture on their work. Workshops have been taught at conferences, art centers and colleges including: Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, ME, Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN and the School of Visual Arts, NYC. In 1989 and 2003, the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. Collections include the Philadelphia Museum, Baltimore Museum, MD, Peabody Essex Museum, Museum of Art and Design, NYC., the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska and the corporate collections of Fidelity Investments, Nuveen, IL., Hilton Corporation and Elmira College. Public collections in Maine include Portland Public Library, Department of Transportation, Department of Marine Resources and the University of Maine/Orono. In 1989 and 2003 the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. There has been a huge surge of interest in textile and tapestry art led by Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, El Anatsui, Judith Scott, Nick Cave, Tanya Aguiñiga, Faith Ringgold and Olga de Amaral. More museums are showing and collecting this work. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2018 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2011 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2010 - New Work, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, 2009 - Island Images, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, Nantucket, MA. 2007 - Watermarks, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME; Frankie Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Along the Coast, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, Topsham, ME Varieties of Disturbance. Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME 2005 - Nauticals, Gleason Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, ME 2003 - New Work, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA 2001 - New Work, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Selected Group Exhibitions 2020 - Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Community, Maine State Museum 2016 - Museum Collection: New Arrivals, Baltimore Museum of Art, Berman Gallery 2015 - Shared Sensibilities: The Piano Roll Project, Bates Mill Complex, Lewiston, ME 2014 - Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, “Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art,” May - June 2013 - Layers: The John Walsh II Collection, Arnot Museum, Elmira College 2012 - Man-Made Quilts, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT Tribute to Ardis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, International Quilt Study Center/Museum 2011 - Instruct, The Studios at Key West Artpark 1974-1984, University of Buffalo Center for the Arts, 2009 - Reservoir, the John M. Walsh Collection, San Jose Museum of Quilts, San Jose, CA 2008 - Visual Systems, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Howard Gallery 2005 - Rooted in Tradition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004 - Envision 20/20, Colby College Museum of Art Another Layer, Portland Museum of Art 2002 - The Portland Show, Greenhut Galleries Six Continents of Quilts, Museum of Art and Design, NYC, traveling to: National Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Selected Collections Elmira College, Cowles Hall, commissioned by John Walsh III 2017 Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia, PA Museum of Art and Design, NYC Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Bowdoin College, Walker Art Museum, Brunswick, ME John Nuveen Inc. Chicago, Ill., commissions 1985, 1994, 2000, 2001 University of Nebraska, Lincoln International Quilt Study Center, The James Collection Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO Mass Mutual, Boston MA Waban, Inc. Boston, MA University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Selected Awards and Fellowships 2012- The Studios at Key West, artist residency 2008, 2007 - Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. A.I.R. program 2007 - Robert M. MacNamara Foundation 2003, 1989 - Maine Visual Artist Fellowships 2004 - Maine Art Commission Good Idea Grant Selected Biography Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation, Bavor, Ellis, Sielman, Sider – 10/2018 Artpark: 1974-1984, Sandra Firmin, University of Buffalo Art Galleries /Princeton Architectural 2010 Masters: Art Quilts Volume 2, Sterling Publications, 2011 American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1750-2007 by Robert Shaw- Sterling Press 2009 Paintings of Maine, by Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick, Downeast Press, 2006 Six Continents of Quilts, The Museum of Art and Design Collection, 2005 Contemporary Art Quilts...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Paint, Mixed Media

Mixed Media Collage Feminist Lithograph Folk Art Quilt Pattern & Decoration Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bow Tie Hand signed and numbered, ,limited edition lithograph collage assemblage. Barbara Kohl-Spiro is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based artist whose work has spanned over five decades...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Lithograph

You May Also Like

Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 2'1" x 3'4' - 64 x 102 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 2'1" x 3'4' - 64 x 102 )
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

1930s Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 2'10" x 5' - 86 x 152 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 2'10" x 5' - 86 x 152 )
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 5'6" - 97 x 168 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 5'6" - 97 x 168 )
Category

Vintage 1940s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid 20th Century Scenic American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 3'10" - 97 x 117 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Scenic American Hooked Rug ( 3'2" x 3'10" - 97 x 117 )
Category

Vintage 1940s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Fabric

Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3'10" x 4'6" - 117 x 137 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3'10" x 4'6" - 117 x 137 )
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 1'8" x 4' - 51 x 122 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Pictorial American Hooked Rug ( 1'8" x 4' - 51 x 122 )
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art North and South American Rugs

Materials

Fabric, Wool